碗

金饭碗

jīn fàn wǎn

secure and lucrative job

锅碗瓢盆

guō wǎn piáo pén

kitchen utensils (literary)

铁饭碗

tiě fàn wǎn

secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)

饭碗

fàn wǎn

rice bowl

一碗水端平

yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng

lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)

丢饭碗

diū fàn wǎn

to lose one's job

吃着碗里，看着锅里

chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ

lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)

吃着碗里，瞧着锅里

chī zhe wǎn lǐ , qiáo zhe guō lǐ

see 吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡|吃着碗里，看着锅里[chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 , kan4 zhe5 guo1 li3]

崩大碗

bēng dà wǎn

gotu kola (Centella asiatica), herbaceous plant

找饭碗

zhǎo fàn wǎn

to look for a job

擦碗布

cā wǎn bù

dish cloth

敲碗

qiāo wǎn

(neologism) (slang) to impatiently await